**Kyle Rankin** @kyle@librem.one · 2020-07-08T19:25:01Z

Kyle Rankin @kyle@librem.one

"This has been going on for years and is an essential part of the mobile app economy."

Unless you remove the financial incentive, there's no hope for #privacy on Android/iOS. Their app ecosystems are built on selling user data and no amount of prompts or checkboxes can fix it.

https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/7/8/21311533/sdks-tracking-data-location

Jul 08, 2020, 19:25 · Librem Social · · ·

**Moved: @fikran@islamicate.space** @farhan@social.farhan.codes · Jul 08, 2020, 22:41

**Moved: @fikran@islamicate.space** @farhan@social.farhan.codes · Jul 08, 2020, 22:41

Jul 08, 2020, 22:41

Moved: @fikran@islamicate.space @farhan@social.farhan.codes

@kyle I'm convinced that the only way to have effective #privacy is through legislation. Its unrealistic to expect the masses to implement privacy-aware techniques.

**Kyle Rankin** @kyle@librem.one · Jul 08, 2020, 22:45

**Kyle Rankin** @kyle@librem.one · Jul 08, 2020, 22:45

Jul 08, 2020, 22:45

Kyle Rankin @kyle@librem.one

@farhan I'm actually writing a longer form piece on this subject right now. I'm not entirely sure legislation will solve it. If it does, it would be because fines changed the risk/reward calculation enough to remove the financial incentive.

Have you ever seen a delivery person double-park in a city? It's illegal but the occasional fine is the cost of doing business and much cheaper than parking legally.